Research and Community Service

The College Research and Community Service Coordinator shall be accountable to the Research Publication Ethics System Directorate, Community Service Directorate and the Social Sciences and Humanities College Dean. The College Research and Community Service is a unit of the college responsible for all operational issues concerning research and community service

Responsibilities and Duties of the Office of the College Research and Community Service Coordinator Among others,

• The office has the responsibility to leads the RCS Council of the college;
• Develops overall RCS strategy of the College as per the University directions;
• Coordinates the research and community service activities of the College;
• Leads, guides and mentor research groups and teams in developing research projects, products, and services;
• Organizes and implements proper proposal review process based on the established review system;
• Ensures the execution of each research proposal as stated in the proposal;
• Identifies skill gaps of the staff and facilitates capacity building interventions when needed;
• Monitors the RCS project activities of the College;
• Facilitates the organization of conferences, seminars, public lectures and other avenues for dissemination of the outputs;
• Facilitates the publication of Proceedings, abstracts and other periodicals;
• Ensures that all research materials and deliverables are produced in a timely manner;
• Prepares RCS budget and submits for approval to the College;
• Maintains and documents all the RCS deliverables and other documents of the College in appropriate databases etc